Yesteryear

* And So They Say: Jean Lindsey: “I took a week off from work to get ready for the fair, but I’m not ready yet.” Mrs. Alex Siruta; “I don’t feel old until I look at my fifteen-year-old granddaughter.

go When a Dodge touring car in which Philo Hammond and Irvin Turnbull, with two girl companions, were riding last Tuesday night overturned, Irvin came out of the accident with a fractured arm. The young men and girls were on their way to Phillipsburg to attend a dance.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1966 * And So They Say: Virgil Olson (Monday evening at the church picnic): “I’m trying to eat enough to last till the Lions Club picnic on Wednesday night.” Tim Miller (in Vietnam): “We are playing all kinds of games.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago As you look at the new Rooks County Health Center nearing completion one mile north of Plainville, you might wonder how this building design came to pass.

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The election carried some surprising results as it was “figured” that the race for some of the county offices would be close, but it appeared to be a clean walk-away.

THE COMEDY DUO, Williams and Lee (The Indian and the White Guy), had entertained at the 1993 Rooks County Free Fair. The two had appeared on the TV show “Hee Haw” many times and were known for their comedy bits and political/social commentary.

* And So They Say: Butch Ostmeyer: “I think right about now would be an awfully good time for me to take a vacation.” Harry Butler: “The reason I didn’t look as good as my wife in that picture in the Record last week, was all taken care of by her and the photographer before the picture was taken.

The primary election was slated for Aug. 5, 2008, and only Republicans had filed for county sheriff and county commissioner, District 2, so the primary would decide these races unless a write-in candidate is successful in November.

Last Thursday night the two young fellows, Harry Smith and Albert Evans, who have been in the county jail for some time, broke out by crawling through the ventilators in the ceiling of the room in which the jail is located.